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A good umpire, like a good FBI agent, is never noticed if he is doing his job.

— Thomas Boswell Why Time Begins on Opening Day (1984)

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Perhaps man is the creature who, once struck down, defines himself by his ability to rise.

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After all, joy and sorrow are often arbitrary, largely states of mind; nowhere is it written that joy must accompany victory and sorrow defeat.

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Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager, Casey Stengel, spoke gibberish. In this lazy sport, only the pitcher pours sweat. Then he takes three days off.

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